TFD rescues man trapped on roof of FSU training facility

11:23 AM,
Feb. 22, 2013

Tallahassee Fire Department Firefighter Jeremy Rodgers leaves the scene of a high-angle roof rescue at Florida State University Friday. Rodgers rode down from the roof of the FSU indoor practice facility with the rescued man.

Written by

Karl Etters
Democrat staff writer

Update 1:53

A roofer working on the indoor practice facility at Florida State University was injured when he slipped near the peak of the 6-story structure Friday morning.

The Tallahassee Fire Department and FSU Police Department assisted in rescuing the man, opting to secure him in a Stokes basket, a stretcher used for aerial rescues, and lower him to the ground using an on-site crane. ...

TFD spokesman Lt. Mike Bellamy said the man was unable to descend from the building on his own, so the decision was made to conduct the rescue. The man was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital ...